Scene from chapter 28, "The Typhoon," of The Tale of Genji [center of a set of three], mid 17th century
Taketsuguexpand_more
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paperexpand_more
Bequest of Richard P. Galeexpand_more 74.1.6b
Not on Viewexpand_more
These three scrolls each illustrate a single scene from The Tale of Genji. The left scroll probably represents chapter 12, in which Genji is exiled to the desolate shore of Suma Bay. The center scroll illustrates a scene in chapter 28, in which the empress’s ladies-in-waiting carry cages with cicadas into the garden to give the insects a sip of morning dew. The right scroll may depict chapter 14, in which Prince Genji travels to Naniwa Bay in an ox-pulled carriage.
These three scrolls were originally panels of a six-panel folding screen that was reformatted at some point. The three companion panels are in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Nothing is known about the artist, whose large round red seal reads simply “Taketsugu.”
Details
- Title
- Scene from chapter 28, "The Typhoon," of The Tale of Genji [center of a set of three]
- Artist Life
- active mid 17th century
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 74.1.6b
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Hillier, Gale Collection, vol. 1, no. 6a-c
- Curator Approved
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